Today I saw an outdoor play at Salesian Park in Goshen NY, a quaint little park in a small town reminiscent of New England.
The Goshen Public Library's Educational Theatre series, with director Ken Tschan, put on a bare bones no holds barred production of Shakespeare's comic play, Taming of the Shrew
The main plot depicts the courting of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the headstrong, obstinate "shrew". Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship but Petruchio tempers her with various psychological torments - the "taming" - until she is an obedient bride. The sub-plot showcases a competition between the suitors of Katherina's less intractable sister, Bianca.
Though I squirmed in my lawn chair because of the mosquitos, my attention was held by Mr. Tschan's cast of talented thesbians. In this blogger's opinion Beverly Dally, who played Katherina, was by far the standout performer. She brought fire and humor to the role and was more successful than the mosquitos at keeping me on the edge of my seat-or rather lawnchair.
I look forward to good things from Mr. Tschan and his acting troupe. In all it was a good day in Goshen.
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